Rubbish or garbage receptacle



J. TILLINGER 1,816,411 RUBBISH OR GARBAGE RECEPTACLE I Filed Sept. 5,1930 July 28, 1931'.

Patented July 28, 1931 JULIUS TILLINGEB, OF PROVIKDENCE,`RHODE ISLANDRUBBISH OR GARBAGE REGEPTACLE Application filed September 3, 1930.Serial No. 479,459.

, My invention relates to receptacles for the accommodation of oifal orrefuse.V

The essential objects of my invention aie the adaptability in a singlestructure of the facile tilting and facile complete removal of thecontainer member relatively to its framework; to enable the utilizationof a part of the framework as a closure means for the container'whilethe-parts are in normal asv sociation; to afford in such a structuremeans for a facile display; to produce a receptacle, characterized bysuch advantages, capable of construction from relatively light weightmaterial at small expense without sacrifice of strength. y To the aboveends essentially my invention consists in such yparts and in suchcombinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form aipart of this specification,

Figures 1 and 2 are a front and a side elevation respectively of mynovel device, and

Figures 3 and 4, sections respectively taken on lines 3,3 of Figure 2,and 4&4 of

Figure 1.

Like reference characters indicate like arts throughout the'views.l

The yframework of my receptacle includes vfi@ two vertically disposedskeleton side frames 8 of relatively thin metal and of identicaloutline, and is, therefore, capable of quantity manufacture and speedyassemblage. In detail each upright comprises a substantially horizontalbase 9, terminal` uprights 11,

merging into inwardly and upwardly directed arms 12 terminatingfin asubstantially rectangular web 13 provided centrally of its upper edgewith a downwardly directed slot 15, open at its upper end andconstituting a bearing. Integral with the rear upper corner of the webis a reawardly and upwardly inclined arm 18 terminating in a laterallyenlarged upright, enlarged portion or head 19. An upright bracing stripor web 20 is integral with an intermediate portion of the rearmost arm12 and of the arm 18. The horizontal base 9 is provided with anintermediate upwardly directed rectangular loop portion 21 forming,

in combination with the uprights 1l, de-

pending legs 22. In this instance rollers 23 are mounted on pivot pins24 in the lower portion of the legs 22.

A plurality of horizontally disposed spacing ror cross rolls or braces25, in this instance four in number, arranged in couples, one above theother, connect the lower portions ymi of the two frames 8. Each of thefour cross rods have reduced threaded end portions 2( extending throughperforations 28 in the uprights 11 and upon these portions are nuts 29engaging the outer faces of the frames. A similar cross' rod 31 hasreduced Athreaded ends 32 extending through perforations 33 in theopposite heads 19, andcarry nuts 35 upon their ends engaging the outerfaces of the heads. D

Pivotally and detachably mounted inthe above described framework is atransversely f rectangular container 40 comprising downwardly taperingfront and rear walls 41 and 42, similarly tapering side walls 44, and abottom or floor 46, all composedof thin sheet metal. The container isopen at its top, and the upper ends of-edges 47 of the side walls 44 arearched or arcuate and project above the upper ends of the other walls. n

Fixed by bolts 48 and nuts 49 or otherwise to intermediate portionsl ofthe containerside walls 44A are plates'O from each of which projecttrunnions comprising necks 52 and v heads 53, the latter being providedwithdiwr metrical holes 55 through which loosely pass ring handles 56.VThe trunnion necks rv52 rest loosely in the open bearings 15 where theyareretained by gravity, 'and are readily inserted or removed at will bygrasping and upwardly lifting upon the rings 56. Y

An arched cover 58 normally resting upon the top edges47 of the sidewalls 44 of the container closes the open upper end of the latter. Thiscover is of sheet metal and has the material of its rear margininwardly, forwardly, and upwardly vbent to form an integralinternal'sleeve 6() which loosely surrounds they rod 31 uponwhich thecover is ]ournaled. A stop rod Glof the construction identical with-that of rod 31 has its reduced 4threaded ends engaged in threadedperforations 62 in the head portions 19 of the frame behind the journalrod 31 and in the path of the rearward travel of the cover. .Nuts 63engage the projecting ends of the rod 6l. Fixed by screws 64 or byfusing to the forward portion ofthe top of the cover is a hand hold 65.Rearwardly directed pins 66 are in this instance located in the upperends of the container wall 42.

Upon the front and back of the container walls il and 42 respectivelyare racks G9 and 70. Each rack comprises vertically disposed channeledinterspaced guide strips 72provided with closed lower ends 74 whereinare slidably mounted a display card or plate 75Lv In using my device,access to the container' l0 may b e gained by lifting the cover 56 andswinging it rearwardly to rest upon the stop rod 6l as shown in brokenlines in Figure 3. The container i0 may be then'swung upon its trunnionsIto any desired convenient angle for introducing or removing itscontents or for cleansing purposes,I as shown in broken linesin'saidiigure; When desired, as already suggested, the entire containermay be lifted out of engagement with the framework and be removed at adistance to be emptied.

It will be observed that th-e cover 5S, which is arched and all four ofwhose edges extend beyond the verticalv planes of the upright wallsofthe container, protects the contents of the latter from rain andinclement weather. Further, that the mounting of t-he cover 58 for thecontainer upon the stationary framework of the recepatcle not onlyserves as a cover for both the receptacle and the framework,` but addsto the speed and convenience of removingand returning the containertooriginal position. i

It will be further noted that the described construction of the skeletonside frames including` their adaptability for quantity productioncombined with thesheet metal con struction of the cover and containerunites economy with strength.

I claim 1. In a receptacle of the character described, two'interspacedskeleton side frames, a substantially rectangular sheet metal containeropen at its top and including sides provided with arched upper edges,trunnions upon intermediate portions of the sides pivot'ally supportedin intermediate portions of the side frames, said 'frames being providedwith perforations below the container,` spacing rods provided withreduced ends and with threads upon the ends passing through theperforations, nuts engaging the threads', said framesbeing provided alsowith perforations'in their upper ends in the rear of the container, ya.cross rod yaro-vided with reduced threaded end'v portions extendingthrough the last mentioned perforations, a rectangular arlchedcoverresting upon the top Vof the container and completely covering the openltop thereof; a sleeve integral with the cover loosely surrounding thecross rod, and a stop member in the frame in the rear of the cross rodin the path of the cover.

2. In a receptacle of the character described, two interspaced flatskeleton side frames, each frame comprising a substantially horizontalbase, uprights integral with the ends of the base, inwardly and upwardlydirected arms integral with the upper ends of the uprights, asubstantially rectangular web integral with the upper ends of the armsprovided in its upper edge with a downwardly directed slot open at itsupper end, a rearwardly and vupwardly inclined arm provided with anenlarged upper end, and a brace integral with intermediate'portions otthe last mentioned arm` and one of the iirst'nicntioned arms, atransversely rectangular container comprising vertical frontv and rearwalls, side walls, and a iloor, plates'iixed to' intermediate portionsof the side walls, trunnions on the plates resting loosely inthe slots',spacing rods connecting the up'rights, a cross rod mounted in the upperends ofthe rearwardly directed arm `heh-ind 'the con tainer, a stopmember in the last mentioned ends adjacent the cross rod, and a covercarried by the cross rod resting by gravity upon the top of thecontainer.

3. In a receptacle of the character described7 two ii'iterspaced flatIskeleton side trames, a container provided witlfanopen top pivotallymounted inthe side frames, spacing rods connecting the frames below thecontainer, a cross rod connecting the upper ends of the frames, a coverpivotally -a'ttac-hed to the cross rod and ynormally enclosing the openend of the container, a stopmember in the frames in the rear of thecross rod in the path of the cover, and a display7` rack includingparallel interspacedl guide strips provided with channels andpfixed tothe front of the container.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my si gnature.

` JULIUS TlLLINGER.

